We talk about the congressional hearings on antisemitism and the Cold Open's magnification of the conflict between academic expectations and popular discourse, how Beep Beep showcases racial and gendered differences in politeness and threat, the dehumanization of the elderly in Elder PSA, and the tendency to embellish and its impact on the concept of the "self-made man" and the American Dream in Actor's Journey. Readings include a piece by Charisse and former Syracuse Provost, Michele Wheatley about the effect of media industry on stereotypes of women in STEM, Appiah's Honor Code, Bandura's Social Learning Theory, and an expose of Hasan Minhaj's "Emotional Truths."
